Schenectady woman, 18, held in Oct. 10 Midtown Kingston shooting

KINGSTON >> An 18-year-old Schenectady woman was arrested Monday in connection with the Oct. 10 Midtown shooting of a 20-year-old Kingston man, city police said.

The woman, Aaliyah McDermott, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor. She was arraigned in Kingston City Court and sent to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $5,000 bail.

In October, shortly after the shooting in the area of Tremper Avenue and O’Neil Street, Kingston police arrested a 15-year-old who was charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies, and reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor. Police, who recovered a .32-caliber handgun believed to be used in the shooting, would not say whether the suspect was male or female.

The victim, whom police did not identify, was shot once in the back at about 9 p.m. Oct. 10, police said at the time. He was hospitalized in stable condition after the shooting.